| 单词 | picnic |
| 例句 | She would take them bathing from the boat, she would have a picnic supper at her cottage in the cove. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was always a town picnic on the Fourth of July. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The way it has tipped away from the creek, over the top of the picnic table, which it hasn’t touched, and landed with only its top inside the house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And she could hardly stop laughing long enough to tell me about the time some guy named Arthur Kruger got drunk and lost his false teeth at the church picnic. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I packed our picnic in my backpack, then ran down the stairs and out the back door, whistling for Dismay. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z One morning in the spring of 1981, an American spy went on a family picnic. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Our table is long wood, a fancy picnic table. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Eleanor and Theodora looked into a garden, their eyes blinded with the light of sun and rich color; incredibly, there was a picnic party on the grass in the garden. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I often saw them at the grocery, packing picnic baskets with bottles of cold soda pop and thick sandwiches. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z When we were seated at Arnold’s picnic table, I said, “Give it to me straight.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad took us to his union hall that night, for the Fourth of July picnic. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I pull into the parking area of the lake, and we sit at a picnic table. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z His eyes fall like the low sunshine against the picnic table, Emmett reaching for more food, Frank and George making plans to secure the porch swing. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z ‘Will you have it here, or in more comfort in what’s left of Saruman’s guard-house — over there under the arch? We had to picnic out here, so as to keep an eye on the road.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He asked Billy what it had been like, and Billy told him about the horses and the couple picnicking on the moon. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Mallory was sitting at the picnic table on the front lawn, reading a mystery. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z But then he would begin to say, “I know a good picnic place...” or “There’s a place deep enough to swim...” or maybe just “Marly, I can beat you to the top of that hill!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z We were in Arnold’s screened-in porch and he had spread the notebooks out on a large round picnic table. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z He ate this cheese and the sandwich, and now his hands smell of old picnics, the roadside lunches of wartime. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He spots a few of his friends, and they all sit on picnic tables doing nothing. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z They both liked to go horseback riding in the middle of the morning, with a picnic basket and an array of canvas and leather bags containing Jean’s belongings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Another little girl, much younger than the first, sat in front of a deck of cards at a picnic table covered with a polka-dot cloth, a friendly looking couple beside her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z They stopped for a picnic at the side of a meadow, under a crab apple tree. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z After she had returned with the chair and a little picnic cooler of ice cubes, she arranged her best jelly glasses on the mantelpiece before her mother’s picture. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when it is nice outside, she sits at the picnic table near the creek and reads. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I was in the back with a wicker picnic hamper and also a couple of chickens—laying hens—which were legitimately being taken to another farm. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She didn’t even go to the big Sunday School Union picnic on the Fourth, though the sound of the fireworks sent her running from her room to the kitchen. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “At lunch in the picnic grove. She was practically in his lap.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Gear waits for us on picnic tables—helmets, harnesses, and ropes. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z How happy, how hungry, how close we were when that picnic basket arrived outside our cave. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z One Saturday, there was excitement in the air because we were having a citywide, interfaith youth picnic at Gillam Park to celebrate the end of the school year. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was a folded-up disposable paper tablecloth covered with red flowers, left over from some picnic they had been on several years before. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He knows a good place coming up, a park and picnic area. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Brandy and I head outside wearing our sunglasses and sit at one of the picnic tables. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Cal hadn’t known it would be like this when he had made azaleas the signal for his picnic, but once the symbol was set it could not be violated. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I sassed her and had to stay down in the cabin for the rest of the picnic. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We had eaten our picnic standing at a plank table in a country churchyard. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We followed Audrey to a picnic table under a magnolia tree. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I nicked it from her during our school picnic last month out of nothing but pure pettiness. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, Helmholtz, darling, do come and have a picnic supper with us on Exmoor.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Before we left our picnic site, Dad would insist that all of the sandwich wrappings and other trash be carefully gathered, stowed in the lunch box, and brought home for disposal. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the Gates of Praise Labor Day picnic, Ray Eisler was officially dating Aunt Ruth. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z People went to work Saturday through Thursday and gathered for picnics on Fridays in parks, on the banks of Ghargha Lake, in the gardens of Paghman. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Instead of going out for a picnic in the park or a roller coaster ride in Coney Island on the weekends, the whole family comes to visit me now. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She is sitting at a picnic table, playing cards with a girl I don’t know. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Dee is on the phone when I park and walk up to her driver’s side window with the picnic blanket draped over my arm. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z If he’d bothered to tell her about the picnic, she could have made something else. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she went back to the hotel with Aaron, leaving Ivy to eat a picnic dinner with her sister and a sleeping Evan. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z That first afternoon we spread out food on an old picnic blanket. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z One soldier in black was having a drunk hero’s picnic all by himself on top of a tank. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Edisto and I were planning the first picnic of spring. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He turned off his truck and took a seat at the picnic table near the front door, nestled between a bed of petunias on the left and a bed of pansies on the right. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Eurytion lounged at a picnic table, picking his fingernails with a knife. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She was at a picnic, under an old oak tree, in a green meadow. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z We used to picnic there in blossom time, on weekends, if we got a wind-free day. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Jenny was sharing coffee and bagels with the Dog Squad creator, Leo Espinosa, at the nearby picnic table. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She didn’t like discomfort; even picnics were untidy and inconvenient: all those insects and the sun melting the icing on the cupcakes. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z We had a picnic down on the bank of the Kwilu, which has the delightful odor of mud and dead fish. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Theo brought her over to a picnic table, so she could sit and relax while he ordered their food. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Out front is a sunny natural patio, suitable for picnicking, that is edged by a few big rocks. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “This shouldn’t take long,” my grandfather says, holding up our picnic cooler. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z They found a spot on the grass for their picnic. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z They had told their parents that they were going on an early-morning breakfast picnic to the park. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z ‘What do you think? Sit on the grass and wait for the Whiteskins to join the picnic?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I once had to break up a shoving match at a senior citizens’ picnic on the North Side. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “No. She was taking the children on a picnic with some friends. Please—go on. Unless you’re hungry. Would you like to stop for lunch?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The two of them had been a compatible, attractive, and charming couple, making the rounds of the black community’s fall galas, debutante balls, picnics, and fundraisers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The Coalwood Women’s Club was setting up a picnic table with all kinds of pastries and jugs of punch and tea. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Nobody knows why you go to a picnic to be uncomfortable when it is so easy and pleasant to eat at home. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The room was no longer any place you’d want to have a picnic. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Got it,” she said, running over to grab S’meggs off the picnic table. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And let me be happy out here on my picnic table. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Marengo is having a Methodist church parking lot picnic, starring her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z How on a July 4 at a church picnic a family was about to break open a watermelon. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z On their picnic table, he’d already laid out all our materials and drawn up detailed, realistic diagrams for Twig’s top two designs. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When it was ready, the warders would join us and we would all sit down on the beach and have a kind of picnic lunch. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The picnic table was weathered gray and bumpy. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Less than five minutes later, a commotion erupted from the picnic tables. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Audrey said you wanted to meet in the picnic area, but you never showed up.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She really said four, though, so we hung around outside the stage door by the picnic tables and the weeping willow tree. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z We share a giant plate of greasy fries at a picnic table by the stage. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z As our eyes got used to the dark we could also see the picnic table and behind it that black woods. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Each unit had an outdoor grill and picnic table, and they shared a swing set; inside, I was told, there was a television, a kitchen, and separate sleeping areas for kids and adults. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We all sat around the picnic table, cooking and eating. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Folks from all around will gather on the banks of Wolf Creek to picnic, play baseball, and commiserate about the dreadfully dry weather. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z One lunchtime she joined several coworkers in a picnic along the riverbank. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I looked down at the picnic table, where someone had carved a pair of initials into the wood: AJ + EB FOREVER. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z At his feet sat a wicker picnic basket full of fruit. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Every year, Dorothy Vaughans children counted the days until the laboratory’s giant picnic, where they could romp and play with the other kids and eat their fill of grilled hot dogs and hamburgers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Next morning when I got to Grandpa’s, Miss Love had already fried a chicken for our picnic and was serving up fried ham, grits, scrambled eggs, and hot biscuits. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Three picnic shelters had been erected for the pleasure of the people of Noank, three open-sided structures with shingled roofs, tables, and in each shelter a stone fireplace for cooking. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z We are behind the market, knee deep in overgrown grass, sandwiched between forgotten picnic tables and trash bins. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Before I could drop down and hide under the picnic table she pounced on me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Change myself into a better person that didn’t ruin picnics. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We laid our uniforms out on the picnic table, side-by-side, so we could compare them. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Amish girls were handing out wood-handled carving tools and all the kids were sitting at picnic tables surrounded by the moms who were helping them. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat at a picnic table and ate two baskets of clam cakes. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The left would take him past Byrd’s garden shed, and the picnic table, and the tall, tall pines, and the hammock near the creek. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Sometimes it was more convenient for Dicey to meet Maybeth at the church, if they were going to picnic at the park, or if Cousin Eunice had friends she wanted to visit with. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Family pictures show Marcy at Sunday picnics on the grounds of the state hospital, always in a colorful summer dress and holding a cloth parasol. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z We started dating when she was still here at Pluto, and we’d rest underneath the blanket together and use it for the occasional living room picnic. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Without bothering to put on clothes, we opened up Cudn Rachel’s picnic and ate, sitting on the mossy creek bank with our feet cooling in the water. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She pictured romantic walks with him through the old city, sunset picnics on the parapets. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But instead he is startled today by the picnic, and his cautious instincts drive him deeper into the jungle, where he finds a mate and lives through the year. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked over at the picnic table and saw Frankie sitting with a few other boys. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Crownsville Hospital Center was on a sprawling 1,200-acre campus, with bright green hills, perfectly mowed lawns, walking paths, weeping cherry trees, and picnic tables. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “They were having such a good time laughing and singing songs that they didn’t notice me when I jumped into the picnic basket,” continued Chester. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z No picnic, but a lot better ending to his Nazi parachutes movie than Captain Byron Watson Gets Captured and Burned Alive by the Evil Snake Woman with His Own Flamethrower of Death. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Six wooden crates the size of picnic tables were stacked nearby, and they were rattling. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Later that day, the campaign hosted a picnic in an open field with views of the spiny mountains marking the Continental Divide. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And now, now he can’t find the good picture of Byrd and Frank, but can find them crying at the picnic table, over a birthday cake for a ten-year-old that wasn’t at the table. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Crow’s Head Valley was not exactly a place for picnics. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Maybe he’s under another park bench, or in the covered picnic area. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Some of the men, who as boys had dated her, remembered that on picnics neither gnats nor mosquitoes would setde on her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He and Newt had just joined Chuck for breakfast at a picnic table right outside the Kitchen when a large group of Gladers got up and ran toward the West Door, talking excitedly about something. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It flipped into the air before clattering down across the picnic table and sliding onto the ground. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We sit On the picnic table, Swinging our legs And looking for Something easy to do. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z God, there was a crumpled body down below, sprawled on top of a picnic table. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And knows Axel for Pokémon battles in the woods, and playing games with Ms. Dale, and eating strawberry ice pops at the picnic table on hot days, and making silly faces, and being kind. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He puts his foot up on the end of the picnic bench and drapes his arm across his knee. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I’m not saying it’s a picnic for him, either, by the way. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “We going to a picnic—a church picnic,” she said, and suddenly, unaccountably, and for the first time, smiled. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Every year for the Air and Water Show, we packed a picnic and drove north along Lake Michigan to the fenced-off peninsula where my father’s water filtration plant was located. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He stood at the end of the picnic table and glanced back and forth at us while he shoved pizza into his face. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z People in Spokane found their picnic hampers and filled them with sandwiches and loaded them in the backseats of their own cars and headed west. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And when Emmett brings the last bowl of pasta out to the picnic table, there’s a round of applause. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But he’d never missed any of my organized games, concerts, plays, or picnics. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The woman in the pink striped frock with the little boy got up and wandered off along the path towards Kerrith, the man in the shorts following with the picnic basket. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I was in the rear, doing my best with the picnic hamper. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Colin reached into his pocket and tossed the keys lazily across the picnic table. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z JT was waiting for me by the picnic table when Daddy dropped me off. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At least twice a year we attended adoption picnics. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z And out of their packs came course after course of the most astonishing picnic. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He pulled into Sunset Park and stopped in the shadow of a picnic shelter. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I carried the picnic basket into the kitchen with no help, resting my script and notepad on top. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Thomas reluctantly followed orders like the rest of the boys and was sharing a picnic table on the south side of the Homestead with Chuck and Winston. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I would have bumped into the picnic table had J’s feet not shown up in my phone’s screen. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z It was believed to be where she sat down, and to have been caused by sitting on some armour at a picnic by mistake. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom had packed a picnic and Dad had brought his saxophone, so we made a whole day of it. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z So let us say that, in the dock, there stands one Yogi Bear, accused of stealing a picnic basket from the table at a campsite in the Jellystone National Park. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z On the day of the picnic she shook me awake at dawn. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The only thing that looked like a picnic was a loaf of unsliced, home-baked bread. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z More than nine million people a year come to the Smokies, many of them to picnic. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Beto, suddenly starving, followed the preacher toward the picnic tables under a stand of oaks, but all along the way they had to stop and meet church ladies. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to share this summer world with Lindsey when she came, all of what was best about Miles City in July spread out before us like a picnic table heaped with pies. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z In the old days we might have driven to Corly Wood with a picnic and the papers, spent all afternoon lying on a blanket in dappled sunlight, drinking wine. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch as she picks everything out of the picnic hamper. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He asked if she could slip away for a quick picnic. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He walked out into the warmth of Kentucky and sat down at a picnic table across from Hassan, who seemed to be attacking the table with the pocketknife attached to his key chain. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I take the road past the castle, a fairy-tale place of turrets and etched stone where my sisters used to eat picnics, but those memories are like old photographs faded by the sun. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Down the forest path we march, single file, to the stream for a picnic. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She went back and dusted the picture over the couch, which was of fancily dressed white people in another century having an elaborate picnic in a woods. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Eliu turned the pack upside down and kicked through the things that fell out, the dehydrated food packages, socks, extra shirt, matches, and the posse’s picnic garbage. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The metal bugs swarmed like bees at a picnic. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Their drivers eased their vehicles under shade trees along the last few hundred meters of the racecourse, then spread picnic blankets on the grass and opened hampers full of sandwiches and cold drinks. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was too cold for a picnic, but they had one anyway, sitting under a magnolia tree with the horses tethered to a split-rail fence. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z On the towels lay people in bathing suits, surrounded by picnic baskets, paper bags, canvas totes, blaring radios and coolers full of ice and drinks. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I half expect the boys to unpack a picnic—they have a canvas bag with them—but instead Gat and Johnny begin climbing the rocks. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I was lying on the grass near a picnic table, gazing up at the stars blinking to life. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z So once again I sat in a passenger seat and bumped across the fields toward where we’d held our picnic months earlier. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z It’s not until we’ve put away the picnic and are walking through the woods that the real words come out. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Three people sat on a picnic blanket in Central Park. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z One night, the four of us ate a picnic down on the tiny beach. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z She pointed to my Crenshaw statue, which was sitting on the picnic table. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Once they had taken a picnic lunch and crossed the bridge and eaten in a field on the other side. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Let’s hope it’s just that, a rumor. Because if that happens, this war,” he waved one greasy hand, “will seem like a Friday picnic at Paghman.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He steps away and kicks the loose leg of a picnic table so it tumbles to one side, then he swings around. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “You do love symbols,” I said, hoping to steer the conversation back toward the many symbols of the Netherlands at our picnic. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Her eyes flickered over to where her partner was still hidden behind a tangle of picnic tables. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “And I say he does!” roared the man, slamming his fist on the picnic table. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in charge of the picnic hamper, and it took all I had to lift it. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Close up, it looked like the sort of thing you might take on a high-tech picnic. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Out on the lawn, the thick mist obscured all but the legs of the picnic table, and puddles speckled the steps to the porch. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “They are our history. Some families who like crafts even fill them with dried beans and pose them in favorite attitudes—a big hug, for example, or a beloved picnic.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z It would have made a nice spot in the summer for an ordinary family to sit and eat a picnic. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither Aunt Sponge nor Aunt Spiker could ever be bothered to take him out herself, not even for a small walk or a picnic, and he certainly wasn’t permitted to go alone. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He took the family to a picnic of the Society of Chinese Engineers — something he’d always avoided before — and ate tea eggs. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, July 4, they drove all morning before stopping for a roadside picnic in Iowa. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z As the train approached, they got up off the picnic table and stood near the tracks, close enough to feel the wind from the train. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z And so here I was at a campaign picnic in Montana, leading a group of mostly strangers in singing “Happy Birthday” to Malia, who sat smiling on the grass with a hamburger on her plate. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Indeed, he had set out a little picnic spread. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He was a puny boy, and in his first years in Torrance, his lungs were still compromised enough from the pneumonia that in picnic footraces, every girl in town could dust him. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z An ear on Aunt Nancy’s orders and eyes on the picnic table. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The last thing I wanted to do was go to a Memorial Day picnic with my parents. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He sat down on the picnic- table bench. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re going to swim, paddle canoes, and go to the aquarium to see all the beautifully colored fish. And then we’ll have a picnic lunch.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Once, at the public picnic grounds, a small girl had tried to beat him to death with her enormous teddy bear. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Brown picnic tables ran in neat rows along the asphalt, and people lined up at buffet tables with their paper plates, each collecting a pile of food from the cluster of stalls. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It was after the picnic that the town began to notice things and got mad. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The shoot takes place in a festive, picnic atmosphere of barbecued chicken, water ice and frolicking children. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “They’re not going to send any more ingredients for the picnic.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Dad marched over to the picnic table and slid Styx’s ashy dogs right onto the wood. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z On Monday, September 2, Labor Day, our family gathered at Auntie Mae’s house for the last picnic of the summer. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All through the picnic dinner neither of them spoke. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z By the time they untangled her, they heard Dallas calling from the opposite hillside, beyond the tickle-violets and picnic tree. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Abby and I got our food then headed to the picnic area. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He can see them down at the picnic table by the creek. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But I ended up just lying in bed and replaying the whole picnic with Augustus. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z And then, in the way of dreams, the picnic was done and they were playing in the meadow, running and shouting and tossing a glittering ball from one to another. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “We tried our best. The problem was getting the ingredients for the picnic—” He looked at my face for a moment to see if I understood. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It ended with Nana storming off from the church picnic, banana pudding in hand. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “This is the finest of picnics, lady,” he said to her. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “I’m not going back to town yet. You go on back to the picnic. Tell them I wouldn’t come back because my clothes were spoiled.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, it’s not a somber day, more like a picnic, but it has special meaning to someone looking for grandsons. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Styx seemed impressed by the size of the fire, and even more impressed by the full spread of hot dogs and fixin’s on the picnic table. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I see Brandy and Tressa sitting down near the water at the picnic table already. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z They sponsored social dances, Christmas parties, and Fourth of July picnics for thousands. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His dad on a picnic blanket in Central Park, using a key to pry open a container of potato salad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The woman ignored him and looked at the broken and empty cake box on the bar, saying, “Somebody’s been having a picnic in here. Goddammit. I already told you people about ants and rats.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that my life is a picnic today. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Caroline grew up picnicking by the Shaker lakes in the summer, skating on city-flooded rinks in the winter, caroling at Christmas. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Not only were they going on a picnic, but they would travel by horseback. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My family used to picnic here, and the cousins and I would catch minnows at the creek. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z They would picnic in the park and the baby would roll in the grass and laugh when the blades tickled his feet. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Why can’t he bring the picnic? If you get invited somewhere, you shouldn’t have to bring supper!” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He waved me toward a picnic table and we sat down. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z And just like the smiles outside at the picnic table, all three Rastusaks laugh inside their home. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z We sat at a picnic table on the banks of the lake, just Baba and me, eating boiled eggs with kofta sandwiches—meatballs and pickles wrapped in naan. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He came bounding up, for all the world as if he were on a Sunday School picnic, grinning from ear to ear. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It was too cold for Lissa to do her schoolwork at the picnic table, but I hung around for a while, hoping she’d come out. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Declaration dressed for every occasion, even for a picnic. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Five years of planning, millions of dollars spent developing the latest spy gear, and months of careful training went into making sure that the picnic went off without a hitch. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you know how to make pancakes? And why’d you bring ’em to a picnic? Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She fanned out a picnic blanket for lunch while I found the shallow creek and learned how chilly and perfect the water felt on my feet. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “You want me to make a picnic for you next time? A turkey sandwich, a plate of potato salad, a couple of Cokes, and a big slice of apple pie? Wouldn’t be too hard...” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Besides, we’d had to tell Mom we were going for a picnic lunch after chores. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Nor were they at the baseball field or the basketball court or the tennis courts or the World War I cannon or the playground or the Boy Scout cabin or the picnic area. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z That said, it’s not exactly a picnic, getting hacked into. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z His bathrobe was spattered with ketchup, and he kept stumbling around in fuzzy pink bunny slippers, swinging his gas-powered weed whacker at the half-dozen harpies who were hovering over his picnic table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Go on and make your picnic,” she said. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z So when he stepped into his father’s study the next morning to begin the first formal day of tutelage, Turner was about as grim as a dark cloud lowering itself over a Sunday-school picnic. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Every one of them was attractive, thoughtfully sited, and had a good water source, picnic table, and privy. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z On the morning of the picnic she had to start in at the very crack of dawn, to get all those hens killed and fried up. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This has led to a great deal of observation and research on my part, but for him it is no picnic. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z We order a bunch of food, grab some blankets, and head up to the roof for a picnic. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In the middle was a picnic table piled high with food from all the different trucks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Each night he gave memories to Gabriel: memories of boat rides and picnics in the sun; memories of soft rainfall against windowpanes; memories of dancing barefoot on a damp lawn. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z It was furnished with picnic tables and had taxidermied fish on the walls. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “He says his ideal date would be a sunset walk on the beach and a picnic supper she had prepared.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Many people carried blankets and hampers of food but quickly found that no room remained to spread a picnic. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Considering my whole situation, I was not about to be bothered by the spectrum of death at our picnic. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is what you call an oasis,” said Tam Lin, throwing down his pack and taking out food for the picnic. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “How can you judge a fella until you picnic with him?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z There were painted oil drums for garbage, and picnic tables, and sometimes fireplaces or barbecue pits. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It widened and seemed to pause, suggesting tranquil bovine picnics: slow chewing and thoughtful contemplation of the infinite. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Why is it that when they were laughing in the house or smiling at the picnic table, that they couldn’t tell him about this whole “coming back” business, whatever it means? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It’s like a picnic, sort of, except we are sitting at a round table under bright lights that buzz. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I hoist myself onto the picnic table and lie down, and as my eyes adjust to the bright four o’clock sky, I squint a little and look for planes. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Mother and Daddy and Mr. and Mrs. Chris sat around the end of the stove, just lounging around like people by a picnic fire. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Here in the great state of Maryland that usually means making a stand, since it ain’t no picnic running up and down them hills. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z That was our last picnic on the Mary Rose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Then some guy wearing a tie—a tie! at a picnic!—this guy stood up on a chair and held a black notebook over his head and everyone cheered. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When Lyddie still said nothing, she continued, “There’ll be a picnic lunch, a real Fourth of July celebration. How about it? I promise no one will make you sign your name to anything.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Somebody’s got to remember this is no picnic.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They’ve been waiting around for weeks for a delivery of what they call “the ingredients for the picnic.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z We grabbed a picnic table at the edge of the eating area. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He saw himself at the picnic bench in Moose Pass, watching the stars and the northern lights as Hazel snored softly beside him, Percy saying, Frank, you are a leader. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It smelled like the Mercy Seat meetin’-house picnic held every summer. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Eugene Johnson sat at a picnic table at Fort Detrick, near a duck pond, leaning forward and gazing at me. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But anyway, on Friday night, you and me and Davis and a man-size baby are having a picnic.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z In the summers, the families began the tradition of organizing a picnic at Log Cabin Beach, a wooded resort overlooking the James River, built exclusively “for members of the race.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z We ate our lunch on one of the picnic tables and Momma made a jug of Kool-Aid with water that me and Joey pumped. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z At the stream bank she sets out their drear picnic, which is only dense, crumbling bread daubed with crushed peanuts and slices of bitter plantain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I get out of the car and go over to one of the five wooden tables in the grassy picnic area. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z One Sunday they took a picnic far up the Little Baldy River: Bernabe immediately set to fishing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “If there wasn’t a shooter trying to blast us apart,” Bushra says, “this would be a nice picnic.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z We have an actual picnic basket and everything. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It looked ghostly, and I did not want to eat there, although Obiora said people spread mats on the charred floors to have picnics all the time. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z My red shoes are off, my legs tucked up underneath me on the chair, surrounded by a buttress of red skirt, true, but tucked nonetheless, as at a campfire, of earlier and more picnic days. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z They picnicked at Burchillville and Sylvan Grove, listened while the high school band played sluggish Sousa marches, and sprawled under trees drinking port wine. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z We have a picnic of sorts, squatting on the ground, eating our jungle food, waiting for the bolt that signals noon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Mother had planned to pack a hamper with our dinner for a moonlight picnic on the grass. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Before Toby knew what was happening, Lily jumped off the picnic table and walked out from under the canopy of trees and into the parking lot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The morning was clear and bright—perfect for a picnic or a hike, or pretty much anything except fighting monsters. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z At the river they eat their picnic lunch, then move downstream to shriek in the cool water. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a public beach on the Puget Sound waterfront, with concrete trails and grassy picnic areas, huge stretches of sand littered with driftwood logs and chipped seashells. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z My family— Grandmother, Mother, Daddy, and my brother, Conrad, plus most of my aunts and uncles—had gathered at Fair Park for a Fourth of July picnic. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm just too old and worn-out to share their excitement over such innocent pleasures as a boat ride down the Seine or a potluck picnic at the base of the Eiffel Tower. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z They take girls for picnics to different resorts. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When he came to join them under the roof of the picnic shelter, he was a sight. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z When I walked in with Allen and Kenny, Arnold was sitting on his screened-in porch at his round picnic table drinking his hippie tea with four strangers, two men and two women. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A shot bird, instead of falling onto the soccer field, made it to the picnic area before it came down. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Dad had told us he would leave us money to get food for our picnic. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Bright candy skulls, family picnics on the graves, a plate set for each individual guest, a candle for the soul. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She made the decorated pins herself, melting and molding malleable plastic into interesting shapes, seated at a picnic table in her backyard a few weekends ago. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I think I saw a picnic table out there.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t realize we were turning this into a full-on picnic. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Maybe there’d be a cherry pie for the Fourth of July picnic on Wolf Creek. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Been picnicking in my blind spot for a half hour.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Most of them fluttered away and perched in the trees around the square, staring dejectedly at the picnic table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I pulled Rocinante into a small picnic area maintained by the state of Connecticut and got out my book of maps. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z You could bring a kindergarten class here for a picnic. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z So I stuck Willy on the end of one of the two picnic tables and went inside to see if it moved any faster. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They relaxed on the blanket as if they were having a picnic, and watched the world go by below. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “How jolly,” I said brightly, “moonlight picnics must be great fun. Did you ever go to them?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Arnold worked on the screened-in porch, sitting peacefully at his round picnic table drinking his sweet hippie tea and making money while he tap-tap-tapped on his keyboard. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z On Friday I arrived early and waited by the picnic table, and again JT arrived just before the bell rang. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Each shelter had a nearby privy, a good water source, and a picnic table, so we could prepare and eat our meals in a more or less normal posture instead of squatting on damp logs. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Besides, they had had moonlight picnics and things here. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Morrison seated us at the picnic table and went inside to fix lemonade. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I stand on a picnic table and scan the park, hoping to see Ziggy huddled somewhere. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Another thing, Joe Starks hadn’t been dead but nine months and here she goes sashaying off to a picnic in pink linen. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He found his father and the kids sitting at a picnic table on a soggy lawn. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z With a powerful arm, Grandma swung Mrs. Wilcox’s bulging valise aboard, then a picnic hamper. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, in order to make sure that we left no rubbish behind, he’d have us form a line, like a company front in the army, and march across the picnic ground. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He backs up and gets up on the picnic table, his feet resting on the bench, elbows propped on his knees. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z They have live music and festivals, and lots of families take picnics there. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was chopped right out of the forest and had picnic tables made out of giant logs. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Wash began laughing the minute he saw the spread on the picnic blanket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We unzipped our bags and laid them down like picnic blankets on the grass in front of the giant movie screen in the middle of the field. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I helped her carry the picnic things and tired, dirty children to the wagon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The picnic tables were no longer in use, their benches chained upside down on top of them. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Ted had casually invited me to a family picnic, the annual clan reunion held by the polo fields in Golden Gate Park. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing his lab partner, Philip Koontz, was going on a picnic that day, Hall expected to be alone. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat on his picnic bench with his bunny slippers propped up, eating a plate of greasy shish kebab. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Naomi’s first thought was to make their picnic on the riverbank. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Can’t you ask your dad? Maybe he’ll say yes this time,” Amy prodded as we sat on the picnic table bench in her backyard, resting after playing jump rope and riding bikes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Yolanda pulls up at a cantina, its thatched roof held up by several posts, its floor poured cement, and in its very center, a lone picnic table over which a swarm of flies hover. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I was trying not to barf on his picnic table. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It honestly crossed my mind, but John lived on the ground floor and a dozen people were seated at a picnic table ten feet away. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Meggie was just throwing them the breadcrumbs she had found in her jacket pocket—left over from a picnic on some long-forgotten day—when the door suddenly opened. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Before we left the house, my parents packed a picnic basket for us. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I knew I would be in trouble for the way the picnic had gone. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z A small shack was attached to the side of the building, and a few picnic tables and benches were scattered under the shade of two elm trees. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z To the west lay the ancient Grunewald forest, where sixteenth-century German princes hunted stags and wild boars and where Berliners of all classes nowadays enjoyed hiking, picnicking, and foraging for mushrooms. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I made this picnic table with Dad the summer before junior year. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Finally, we get back to the picnic tables and spread everything out and talk about what sculptures we’ll make. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z They began to tidy up the picnic and to pack away the uneaten food. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “They could have picnics. Or eat at the Trout.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In vain Mrs. Chester alluded to her ‘charming novel’, and the Misses Chester introduced parties, picnics, the opera, and the fashions. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z On the lawn is an enormous picnic table, big enough to seat sixteen, and a ways off from that, a tire swing hangs from a massive maple. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z And by cake picnic, I mean drama kids hunched over the box like vultures shoveling cake by the fistful. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The pineapples for the picnic are the grenades. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought we were going on a picnic, and in fact there is a picnic basket on the back seat, beside her, with real food in it, hard- boiled eggs, thermos and all. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no bathrooms and no outhouses or anything, just a pump and a picnic table. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They spoke often of arranging their picnic by the brook. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he wondered if she returned all of his presents for cash, the way she had with a radio she’d been given at a school picnic. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z In the afternoon Lin Nai-Nai came to me with a little picnic basket in her hand. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When they announced the July picnic, I told Ms. Sandnes I did not want to go. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z After dinner, I go out to the picnic table and I try to think about the Socrates Project and my toga, but I’m distracted by the realization that I’m completely alone right now. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z We were at a rest stop off Highway 101, sitting at a picnic table. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We may raise the possibility that Mr. X mislaid his picnic basket and chose to report it stolen in the hopes of making a claim on his insurance, and so on. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Harrison had heard them sing at a picnic and, joking, had asked them to sing at his funeral. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Not to a picnic thrown by a jerk like Mr. Big Bucks Ballard. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Thus far with Addison’s injunction, but my Reader has me back in that New Hampshire picnic place. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Arthur wandered the picnic grounds in bow tie and suspenders, a porkpie hat pulled low over his forehead and the enormous weight of his camera slung from a thick leather thong around his neck. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “You don’t understand. My whole d-day centered on them. We had picnics on the lawn. We gardened. I told them s-stories. Without them I’m nothing!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z They were on a picnic in the burning fields of Drezna. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. Bundini and their beautiful daughters waved at us from the picnic under the trees that shaded the clearing by the road. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We unrolled one of the hotel’s bathroom towels on the picnic table and played panjpar on it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They sat at a picnic table with a view of the parking lot on one side and the sea on the other. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When I tried To get back, I kept going to The wrong picnic Table: the families Looked like my family, With lots of kids And smoke from the hibachi Stinging everyone’s eyes. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We celebrate it here on the “dark” continent with prayer and song and a large picnic complete with watermelon, fresh fruit punch, and barbecue! The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He might have been asking Harry’s opinion on whether it was a good site for a picnic. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He wasn’t at school when I arrived, so I sat down on top of the picnic table to wait. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She sets a wooden box on the picnic table in front of Scoob. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z They shook water from their shaggy fur, snarfled people’s picnic lunches, chewed Fris- bees into hunks of unusable plastic. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Percy drew his sword and swept all the food ofF the picnic table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The other impaled itself in the picnic table an inch from Eurytion’s hand. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I saw on the counter a lemon cake my mother had made for the Memorial Day picnic. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She had packed a picnic for all of us and served this delicious mango juice she’d bought at the new juice bar that had opened up in place of Wilfrido’s office. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z On the other end of town was a store with a picnic table and an old rusted petrol pump in front. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Karl was thunderstruck, and he turned and stumbled back to where his own family had set up their picnic on the beach. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Mother paid a lot of attention, and they went to the museum on Sunday afternoons and to hear the Pittsburgh Symphony and for picnics in the park. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Honestly, being in hiding during the fourth year of the war is no picnic. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z When we reach our favorite picnic area, I spread the blanket out and lie on my back. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I'm told it's not as glamorous as it sounds, but in terms of fun for the entire family, I'm fairly confident that it beats the sack race at the annual IBM picnic. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Phhh. Well, you tell her it’s a real Fourth of July picnic. It’s what we dream a doing all weekend, get back in they houses to polish they silver,” I say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But sitting at this picnic table, thousands of miles away, beyond the power of Olympus, he’d never been so alone—except for Hazel and Frank. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Miss Mallory left her book on the picnic table to inspect the source of the noise. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She used to love picnics before Amber came along. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “You have a nice time at the picnic?” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “May I come if I carry the picnic basket?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z In all directions, loud partying brigades from public and private high schools, from Lost Cove U., are gathered around kegs, bonfires, picnic tables, drum circles, car hoods. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z We hadn’t gone on a picnic since she’d first made friends with Amber. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I sat down at one of the picnic tables on the flats outside his cell and read. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At the picnic that evening, my father won the anchor-throwing contest, his fourth year in a row. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z A couple of hours later, the doors having reopened, rumbling and grumbling and shaking the ground until they were finished, Thomas sat at a worn, tilted picnic table outside the Homestead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “And my eyes. This is how I bugged them out when I was pretending to be a few sandwiches short of a picnic.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “I know all about Stephen Jenkins and the dimple in his chin and how he asked you to be his girlfriend. And you let him kiss you at the sixth-grade picnic.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He threw him like a rag doll into the sharp edges of the picnic tables, knocking the skip tracer out in a single blow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z So, because it was Friday and picnic time, I made Declaration her favorite kind of tuna-fish sandwich. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Camilla—who was rarely content to sit still but was always itching to do something, anything, play cards, go for a picnic or a drive—was bored and restless, and made no secret of it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z So they all came grandly down to the picnic: women with their heads wrapped in print cloth like birthday presents. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Eating something out of a paper bag under a picnic table beside Brushy Creek. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z We took a picnic of wine and pastries to the grounds of the Villa Borghese. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Rhiannon finds us a secluded picnic area, and surprises me by taking a feast from the trunk. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z There was the picnic tree, with huge overhanging boughs, underneath which they’d often had picnics with their children. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z If I drag it upstairs, we can have a picnic. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z But right now, at this picnic table with his arm still protectively around me, Kareem doesn’t feel like the former. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Axel hears Emmett’s words, but his heart is too focused on the picnic table and the smiles, and the way Byrd keeps laughing with her whole body. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It was bigger than the picnic hamper and looked like an orange crate, streaming water. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The picnic was drenched out of existence by a freezing rain, and there wasn’t an open blossom on the azalea trees. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You the one who was lying on the picnic table for the last hour?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z There had been a rare afternoon when Judith had invited Kit to go with some other girls of the town to pick flowers and picnic along the shore of the river. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z David and Judy and I used to take picnics to the rock crusher, but I hadn’t been there in ages. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “She made him a picnic. They’re going to watch the stars out by Murray Creek.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z At my first adoption picnic, Luke climbed a tree and refused to come down. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z We sat at a picnic table next to Manolito’s food truck, sharing baskets of tortilla chips and salsa. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “It was coming from a picnic basket,” said Chester. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He paced back and forth on the sand where they were having their picnic. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Axel can see the picnic table from the window. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z After staring at moldy peanut butter sandwiches and burned cookies, I didn’t have much of an appetite, but the girl waved her hand and a picnic appeared at the edge of the fire. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “There’s a girl—a young lady—at the Prairie Lea picnic tonight that I’d like to take for a short drive, ma’am,” Harry stammered. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Go out in the country and have a nice picnic together.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Any picnic tables or playground equipment that might have once stood nearby had been swallowed up in dense, thorny-looking bushes and trees. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It was Jamie Lowry, staying with his mom that weekend and thereby forced to attend the picnic, who saw Ray do his little courtship ritual. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Tea parties didn’t amount to much, neither did picnics, unless very well conducted. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “We wasn’t over Decoration Day before it was the Fourth of July. Then come the Old Settlers’ picnic. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Zander posted the one from the sophomore picnic, all of them sitting around the table, happy. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We sat down by the pool and she spread out the picnic. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We got ice cream at the Dairy Freeze and sat at a picnic table trying to eat it quick before the summer heat made it run down our cones and drip onto our laps. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Lugging them up there was no picnic, but we got a whole arsenal of them and started throwing them down at other kids. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “If the rock star can handle a humble picnic with squares like us,” Dad joked. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This is what I dreamed Gilliam Park would be; however, my dream was buried in granite dust and hard crusty rocks with no shade, no greenery, and no picnic tables. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It doesn’t feel like this space could have anything to do with Creekwood High School, but Creekwood people are everywhere—on the paths, by the aviary, seated at picnic tables on the grass. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Aren’t I in a sorry state?” she said to the flowers on the picnic table. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Three men sat together at one of the picnic tables, but Henry was not among them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We return to the car and pick at the remains of the picnic. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I trotted over to the picnic table and used the bench to step up and stand on the tabletop as I had done the night I fired off the sniper rifle. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Folks back home are probably having a Fourth of July parade and a picnic. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He pushed himself up off the stoop, handed me the tulips, and asked, “Wanna go on a picnic?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z People go there on the train, in buses, or in cars with picnic baskets; sometimes they stay all weekend and see three or four Shakespeare plays, one after the other. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We had picnicked above the beach among the sand dunes, almost on a kind of plateau. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z School was finally out and I was standing on a picnic table in our backyard getting ready for a great summer vacation when my mother walked up to me and ruined it. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The summer stretched golden in front of us with promises of picnics and fish frys, blackberry hunts and croquet games till dark. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, we warmed our hands against the mugs as we sat around Dari’s picnic table. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At a picnic table on the lawn outside, four old women, all wearing broad, straw hats, were playing a card game. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Merry Christmas to you and yours, dear Celie. continent with prayer and song and a large picnic complete with watermelon, fresh fruit punch, and barbecue! The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, I dreamed about a school picnic I went to way back when I was seven years old. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Tangled in each other, they couldn’t escape from the tarp’s canvas hold fast enough, and Sigurd wrapped them back up in it like a picnic lunch, forming a bag around them. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She just about knocked me into one of the outdoor picnic benches. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It seemed to my memory that at first we’d walked north to get to the picnic site, and then we’d turned west. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Below, on the overcrowded sidewalks, more than two and a half million people, armed with beach chairs, picnic baskets, and thermoses, solemnly watched hundreds of floats pass by. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z In the New Clairmont kitchen, the aunties are making sandwiches for a picnic lunch. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Do you remember seeing these people at the last adoption picnic?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z No milk and honey on the other side, either, but just more stinking jungle laying low in the haze, as far, far away as the memory of picnics in Georgia. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Not to mention me turning forty last year, which was no picnic, but people always guess me not a day over thirty so who’s counting? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who with a beating heart in her chest scoffs at a picnic?” she exclaims. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z A series of picnic groups and camping sites had been built by internees— clearings, with tables, benches, and toilets. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z We reached Lake Shore Park, a city park laid out with rosebuds, fountains, bowling greens, picnic tables. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon after the picnic, the organization began to prepare for Election Day. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead he walked up the side of the hill to where a picnic some thirty years before had left its mark in the shape of a large apple tree. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z ‘This place makes the snake house at the zoo look like a Sunday school picnic,” I said, referring to the fact that I couldn’t see much besides a jillion loops of umbilical line. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We assembled in a courtyard and had what was very much like a picnic, with food sent in from the outside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At the memory of those picnics, tears came to Matt’s eyes and rolled down his cheeks. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Once at the Fourth of July picnic they had tug-of-war, and the losing side got pulled into a puddle, which looked pretty funny unless it was you in the mud. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z By the time Arthur got there, the pigeon was on the ground and being chased around the picnic tables by half a dozen squealing toddlers. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Toby arranged one blanket on the top of a picnic table to sit on. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The morning of the picnic Ms. Sandnes came into my room and pulled out my favorite outfit. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Of these, she liked best one that showed them sitting in a leaf-dappled light amid picnic debris and looking at one another with expressions that, though unsmiling, seemed mirthful and full of delight. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, suddenly, facing monsters seemed like a picnic. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They pick apples and have lunch in the old apple orchard, where there’s a little cafe now, or they take picnics down to the meadow beside the river. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z By silent agreement they collapsed around the picnic table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Was it her imagination, or did a shadow cross the faces of the other children at the picnic? Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Mama took the three children to the market with her, on picnics in the nearby forest, and on outings in the mountains surrounding Gdynia. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Winter on the prairie was no picnic for the Ingalls family. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In with the pies and the blanket and the fan from the National War Savings Day parade was something that would no doubt surprise everyone at the picnic. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z A daylong picnic in the flower garden that tinkles with wind chimes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, he started bringing tiffins, and we would have little picnics of samosas and chaat and pakoras with mango juice in glass bottles.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I’m sitting on a picnic table when Ronan comes and sits next to me. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I bring the leftovers to rehearsal, and Ms. Albright lets us have a cake picnic on the stage. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “He died, and home was a place to sit around or work around, waiting for death the way you might wait for a dreadful picnic.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Shall I carry the picnic basket for a while, Lieutenant?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z COLIC: colicky frolic: frolicked, frolicker, frolicking GARLIC: garlicky mimic: mimicked, mimicking panic: panicked, panicking, panicky picnic: picnicked, picnicker, picnicking POLITICS: politicker, politicking traffic: trafficked, trafficker, trafficking playwright. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the soldiers went to Mexico and it was a kind of painful picnic. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Cora held Royal’s head in her lap, just as she had the afternoon of the picnic. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Tell you what, laddie. We’ve got something to celebrate. Let’s go on a picnic.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Lissa sat at the picnic table, surrounded by books, her diary among them. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z A picture of us having a picnic on the Great Wall. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A wooden bench sits underneath a tree, a picnic table just past it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A huge group of parents, siblings, and friends accompanied the Gwinnett Phoenix team to Decatur and set up camp on a sideline with folding chairs, blankets, coolers, and picnic lunches. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Nobody was having picnics in this park back in the day. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z If it rains tomorrow, the picnic will be canceled. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I looked down at our feet to see the lid rising on the picnic hamper. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Mosdy, we would just walk, and when we both had the time, we might have a picnic. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo and Calypso sat on the beach, near the spot where Leo had destroyed the dining table, and they ate a picnic dinner together. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I crouch down to check under every bench and picnic table, and circle each tree. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z A picnic basket bobbed to the surface next to him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She was going to a great church picnic with her aunt, and had come in to buy some lemons. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “She and Mr. P used to bring it with them when they had picnics out here.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I will not look around until I am next to the brook, where she almost fell the day we came; I will remind her about the golden fish in the brook and about our picnic. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Together, we cobbled together some sandwich makings and found a dusty picnic basket in the hallway utility closet. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z May always said that once she got with Ob, her mommy and daddy could rest easy, and they finally flew off to that big church picnic in the sky. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Jolted from their sugar-cane sacking, barrels poking out, the ingredients of the picnic have spilled out across the floor of the trunk. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Someone mentioned a bike ride and a picnic lunch along the river; apparently the kitchen staff would pack your lunch in a basket if you asked in advance. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In the morning Coraline said to her mother, “I’m going to have a picnic with my dolls today. Can I borrow a sheet—an old one, one you don’t need any longer—as a tablecloth?” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “A picnic?” echoed Matt, trying to remember the meaning of the word. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of that picnic, watching the distant flames leap up to the sky and blank out all the stars in red flame and oily smoke, she had laid her head on his shoulder. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The picnic was winding down, and the sun was setting. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The key sat in the middle of the paper picnic cloth. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Now they were picnicking near where their apartment used to be. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground is wet, so we lie on a picnic table. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Some cheers and laughter followed as if the spectators was at a picnic. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Adele made her granddaughters and me Easter outfits in pastel colors, and we celebrated with an Easter egg hunt and picnic in a park. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Nathan carried the small picnic basket with bottles of punch and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that Lily had thrown together at the last minute. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Chase had gone on for a full five minutes about the upcoming Fourth of July picnic. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z One time we all went out for a picnic on the Mary Rose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z There are snapshots of us having a picnic in the park, posing in new outfits, and floating in a plastic kiddie pool. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z We sat on a bench in one of the picnic areas, in the shade of a gum tree. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z One time at the meetin’-house picnic, boys with patches the same color as their overalls had laughed at him and pointed to the checkered gingham on the knees of his overalls. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Spending time with friends and her beloved sister Edna, she went swimming and picnicking by Lake Erie. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And they could have picnics and ride horses, and she could keep as many three-legged cats as she liked. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At the top was a picnic area with tables. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat on a picnic table near enough to the train tracks that when they heard a train coming, they could get close. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Aphros said proudly, shoving an old-fashioned picnic basket into Leo’s arms. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Along with her mother, brothers, and family friends, Mollie went on carriage excursions around the city and took a boat to Mount Vernon, George Washington's former home, for a picnic. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z We’re all sitting at the two picnic tables in the private party room by the obstacle course. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Three days later, Daniel Ellsberg and his son Robert carried plates of barbequed chicken to an outdoor picnic table. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I trotted back up the path and found Spizz sitting awkwardly on the picnic table bench. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Simon said she went left, but left could mean the picnic tables, or back through the trees, or she could have circled back behind the aviary. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z They walked behind the apartment buildings to the trail that circled the pond and picnic area. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z But the pond back home had lilac and forsythia behind it, with picnic tables, a small playground, and a winding bike path off to the side. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes there were kids in the pictures, like it was a picnic. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Ray reaches the picnic table first, practically crawls on top of Frank, slipping right in between where Byrd and Frank sit side by side. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She and her mother sat in the park near their apartment, having a picnic breakfast. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Outside there was no picnic table, as at most other shelters, and no privy. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “We’re going to have a picnic with some other foster families at the beach!” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Lissa and her father were sitting at a sagging old picnic table that had been in the yard as long as the trailer. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Three minutes later, the bookmobile squealed to a stop outside Liberty Park, which was actually more of a playground with trees and picnic tables. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Instead of answering, I ran my finger around the initials I’d carved long ago on the picnic table. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Say at the picnic table by the football field?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m pleased to hear you’ve had supper. Did you enjoy your picnic, then? Have quite enough to eat?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In the snack bar area, the picnic tables had been moved aside. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “We really must have a good old-fashioned picnic down by the brook.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Soon all the women were seated around picnic tables and talking in shrill voices. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As word filtered through the building that she'd arrived, more and more of them made their way to the picnic tables outside and hovered around Lindsey. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I put my coat on and go out to my picnic table. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I was busy enough shifting into my new role at city hall, which entailed going to more zoning board meetings and fewer senior citizen picnics than my previous job had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We’ll have a picnic and a good swim, then go to the park and . First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Easter picnic on the Fourth of July was one long, drawn-out eternity of a Congolese afternoon. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered that Mol- lie was going to lead the Grand March at the Fourth of July picnic with no less than Harry Forbes, State Senator. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally he leaned forward until his head bumped the picnic table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I went back to the picnic table, packed up Medusa’s head, and filled out a delivery slip. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And when Mom finally got home, dripping and soaking from having to walk the whole way from her office in the storm, she let us eat on the floor, on a blanket, like a picnic. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z On his return, he carefully lifted all the magazines from the boxes and set them in separate piles atop a redwood picnic table beside the pit. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “How about a plan to get you not turned into a picnic table?” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Lots of people come here to picnic and walk by the river. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It arrives unannounced and uninvited, like a fly buzzing around a picnic. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Buttercup lay helpless beside the picnic, gagged and tied and blindfolded. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they would group up and play a team of Hispanic men who were also picnicking with their families. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “We,” she said, “are Eleanor and Theodora, two little girls who were planning a picnic down by the brook and got scared home by a rabbit.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z A couple of picnic blankets were spread out beneath frozen families enjoying the perfect day. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Gunshot mixed with its memory in the picnic grove. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I directed my father to where I thought we’d held our picnic. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The map showed picnic areas and a playground off to the left, near the inland border. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The families that would not darken the door of the church, which by the way doesn’t have any door, did manage to join us for the picnic. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “It so happens that I have just now scheduled a picnic with your father in Holliday Park.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z You say, Remember that day we saw a little black string coming home from the picnic? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Every now and then, we roused ourselves sufficiently to go on a picnic. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They smelled the food before they spotted a cluster of picnic benches set up around a bird-filled pond. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z There was also a magical ice chest with canned drinks, perfect for picnics ashore. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The picnic was festive, but not at all what he’d had in mind. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is a place for picnics, with lunch beside the brook and hard-boiled eggs.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He waved his hand at the picnic table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Sure was nice meeting you all. Listen, Naomi, you mind getting my blueberry pie tin when the picnic’s all over? It’s on a red dishcloth. Has a Clabber Girl stamp on the inside.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We can only hope, when it comes to our missing picnic basket, that the more enlightened side of Aristotle’s counsel would have prevailed before Boo-Boo got waterboarded. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Like in the summer at our picnics,” Mother said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “I brought the lucky key,” she told the dolls, “to make sure we have a good picnic.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Everything you could want, plus a few steel picnic tables out front. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He told me about a huge gala at the Marion Hotel, and said the junior and senior picnics at Central High were better than Christmas and New Year’s combined. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I went outside and scattered seeds for the birds on the picnic table and threw some old lettuce and carrots out for the rabbits. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Like everything before that was a picnic in the park with Grandma. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Frank got up so fast that he almost toppled the picnic table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I wished I could go closer, join Lissa and her father at the picnic table, sit between them as if I were part of a family again. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z One day, while we were returning from a particularly trying picnic, the engine balked, coughed, spat, and stopped. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, ‘I’m going back now. They might have got the picnic out.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z After brief introductions the Hudson family steered Luke to a picnic bench near the parking lot. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z After the funeral he had taken me and Declaration on our first picnic together. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He went to museums, took long, predictable walks—and enjoyed family picnics. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The park had snack huts, picnic tables, and a lake with a swimming area, but all were shut and there wasn’t a soul about. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z What I really liked best that summer was going on little breakfast picnics with Lin Nai-Nai. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll have to come back here for a picnic soon,” Theodora said, following carefully up the path, which went steadily uphill. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z How was a one- day “integrated” picnic going to counter-influence these representatives of prejudice rooted deep in the psyche of the American white man for four hundred years? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Rooster Jim helped the children out of the wagon when we reached the picnic grounds. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They picnicked in tired solitude, eating as much as they wanted. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The man went inside with our passports, after we’d explained about the picnic and he’d glanced into the car and seen our daughter asleep, in her zoo of mangy animals. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Rosa would force Leo to stay for a picnic, as if hanging out with dead people were good for his appetite. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As Mary Alice and I scrambled aboard, Grandma heaved up a picnic hamper for us. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The girls are on the cement patio, sitting at the redwood picnic table, doing homework. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried taking a deep breath to get control of myself, but all that happened was a loud gulp, like in a cartoon when the bear eats the picnic basket whole. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Mallory set her book in her lap to study the gift once more, staring back at her from atop the picnic table. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z After pouring the grits into a napkin out of the picnic basket so I could use the bucket, I filled the radiator from the creek and cranked up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Hey,” I say, approaching the picnic table, noticing my feet feel like bricks. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The goat must die for us to eat at the picnic. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there are those pesky little verbs that are as annoying as ants at a picnic, and just about as hard to tell apart: sit and set, rise and raise, lie and lay. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, she did. Moonlight picnics, and—and one thing and another.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z |
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